St. Peters crash leaves man dead

ST. PETERS, Mo. (KMOV) – A 21-year-old man is dead after a one-car crash at Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Highway N in St. Peters.

The crash happened around 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to St. Peters police, James Stone of O'Fallon, Missouri was heading north on Mid Rivers Mall Drive when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a pole that was holding up a traffic signal at Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Highway N.

Officers say Stone was trapped in his car after the accident, and later transported by helicopter to St. John’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities have not said what caused Stone to lose control of his car.